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Table 1 Distribution of Neisseria meningitidis serogroups among culture-positive invasive meningococcal disease cases in Québec, Canada, 2009-2013

From: Characterization of invasive Neisseria meningitidis strains from Québec, Canada, during a period of increased serogroup B disease, 2009-2013: phenotyping and genotyping with special emphasis on the non-carbohydrate protein vaccine targets

 

Number (%) of cases by serogroups

Total # of cases

Years

B

C

Y

W135

X

2009

49 (90.7)

1 (1.9)

1 (1.9)

3 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

54

2010

42 (87.5)

2 (4.2)

3 (6.2)

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

48

2011

50 (83.3)

1 (1.7)

5 (8.3)

3 (5.0)

1 (1.7)

60

2012

41 (82.0)

3 (6.0)

5 (10.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

50

2013

47 (92.2)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.9)

2 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

51

All years

229 (87.0)

7 (2.7)

16 (6.1)

10 (3.8)

1 (0.4)

263